…engagement” includes engagement of people in the civic sphere by government. This civic engagement, which is akin to Shirky’s centralized communication, focuses on conversations and relationships between government and people….
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Seeding Civity: An Update From Redwood City
…begun working with Alex and with leaders of Redwood City’s neighborhood associations. Reinvigorating the neighborhood associations is one of the city’s top-priority community engagement strategies; city leaders want to create…
Our Founding – and Foundational – Frame
…policy person and has worked for decades as a civic engagement professional; I am a lawyer with conflict engagement training and came to the field as an active citizen –…
Civity Work: Grounded in Partnerships
…sharing stories, and listening to each other’s stories. Civity storytelling and storylistening support understanding and celebration of difference – as well as discovery of commonality. By naming Civity, celebrating engagement…
Civity Has Launched!
…the community quality of being connected across differences, which makes communities stronger and more resilient.” Kip Harkness, Director of Technology Engagement at PayPal, reaffirmed the value of Civity awareness: “Civity…
Reaching for Civity
…associated with genuine engagement with each other and with our differences. That risk-based engagement creates the possibility for co-creation and growth, while avoidance of real or potential conflict closes off…
Seeding Civity in Welcoming America Communities …Moving Forward!
Earlier this fall, in partnership with Welcoming America, we offered our services to four of their Welcoming Network members following an RFP process. We have now started seeding civity in…
Seeding Civity: An Update From Louisville
…such as Books and Breakfast, a monthly community event geared toward social justice and education. We were impressed by the energy and engagement in the discussion, and everyone came away…
Civity Update: Standing Up for Connection in a Divided Country
…their cities, their states. We kicked off Seeding Civity earlier this year in Redwood City, CA – thanks to support from the Davenport Institute for Public Engagement and Civic Leadership…
Civity, Relationships, and the Art of Playground Jump Rope
…convening and facilitating a wide range of civic engagement processes in communities all over California, and she had noticed that the relationships between the people involved were central to that…